How To Install ghc-compiler on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-compiler in Fedora 36. ghc-compiler is GHC compiler and utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-compiler on Fedora 36.

What is `ghc-compiler`

The package contains the GHC compiler, tools and utilities. The ghc libraries are provided by ghc-devel. To install all of ghc (including the ghc library), install the main ghc package.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-compiler on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-compiler.

Install ghc-compiler on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-compiler using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-compiler

Install ghc-compiler on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-compiler using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-compiler

How To Uninstall ghc-compiler on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ghc-compiler package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-compiler

ghc-compiler Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ghc
/usr/bin/ghc-8.10.5
/usr/bin/ghc-pkg
/usr/bin/ghc-pkg-8.10.5
/usr/bin/ghci
/usr/bin/ghci-8.10.5
/usr/bin/haddock
/usr/bin/haddock-ghc-8.10.5
/usr/bin/hp2ps
/usr/bin/hpc
/usr/bin/hsc2hs
/usr/bin/runghc
/usr/bin/runghc-8.10.5
/usr/bin/runhaskell
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/01
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/usr/lib/.build-id/34
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/usr/lib/.build-id/4a
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/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/191b3444b3e5ed6e58e72968f229349ae8f4b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/c15f0d47db74e6c7da115e1fd1fbed77a94f67
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/ghc
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/ghc-iserv
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/ghc-iserv-dyn
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/ghc-iserv-prof
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/ghc-pkg
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/haddock
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/hp2ps
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/hpc
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/hsc2hs
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/runghc
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/bin/unlit
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/ghc-usage.txt
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/ghci-usage.txt
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Classic.theme
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Classic.theme/haskell_icon.gif
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Classic.theme/minus.gif
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Classic.theme/plus.gif
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Classic.theme/xhaddock.css
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Linuwial.std-theme
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Linuwial.std-theme/linuwial.css
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Linuwial.std-theme/synopsis.png
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Ocean.theme
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Ocean.theme/hslogo-16.png
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Ocean.theme/minus.gif
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Ocean.theme/ocean.css
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Ocean.theme/plus.gif
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/Ocean.theme/synopsis.png
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/haddock-bundle.min.js
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/highlight.js
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/quick-jump.css
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/quick-jump.min.js
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/html/solarized.css
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/latex
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/latex/haddock.sty
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/llvm-passes
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/llvm-targets
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/package.conf.d
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/package.conf.d/package.cache
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/package.conf.d/package.cache.lock
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/platformConstants
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/settings
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/template-hsc.h
/usr/share/doc/ghc-compiler
/usr/share/doc/ghc-compiler/README.md
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-124.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-126.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-33.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-35.html
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/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-X.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-Y.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index-Z.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/doc-index.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/gen_contents_index
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/haddock-bundle.min.js
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/haddock-util.js
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/hslogo-16.png
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/index.html
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/linuwial.css
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/minus.gif
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/new-ocean.css
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ocean.css
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/plus.gif
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/prologue.txt
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/quick-jump.css
/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/synopsis.png
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-compiler
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-compiler/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/ghc-pkg.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ghc.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/haddock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/runghc.1.gz

References

ghc-compiler website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-compiler on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).